CPE Podcasts

Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. For this episode, my guest is CRE Finance Council Managing Director Saraih Burki, head of regulatory affairs and sustainability for the organization. Burki and I discuss how CREFC's Sustainability Initiative is helping members make sense of expanding imperatives and opport...

More than a decade ago, CPE profiled Mesa West Capital, then an up-and-coming alternative commercial real estate lender, and its co-founders, Jeff Friedman and Mark Zytko. In the years since, the firm has continued to build its platform as an institutional capital source. As Mesa West marks its 20th anniversary, this episode of Investment Matters catches up with the firm's current leadership....

Investor and occupier sentiment across the globe is still recovering, with no major changes from the first quarter of the year. This is the main trend stemming from the most recent Global Commercial Property Monitor survey released by the Royal Institution of Royal Surveyors in London. A growing number of CRE players sense that the market has reached the bottom of this cycle or is very close to re...

Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live. For this episode, I am chatting with Jessica Long, NAREIT's senior vice president of Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability, following the release of the sixth annual REIT Industry Sustainability Report. The report tracks ESG progress for the 100 largest REITs by mark...

EV charging has become a must-have amenity for apartment dwellers as well as commercial tenants. But the planning and placing of EV chargers is no small task for property managers. Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. My guest for this episode is FirstService Residential's George Barriere, general manager of...

Wendy Mann came into the workforce in the late '80s, and until the early 2000s, roughly 98 percent of the CEOs she worked for were men. As they began retiring, an increasing number of women took their places. Additionally, more women have now become leaders of the organizations that represent the real estate industry. Why did that happen? Women are great multitaskers, great problem-solvers and...

The commercial real estate retail market has been quite a roller-coaster over the past decades. And Annie Malo, a specialized attorney at Holland & Knight, has witnessed all the disruptions the industry has had to adapt to. With an extensive retail leasing and development practice, Malo has been representing national retailers and developers for years. Commercial Property Executive Senior Edit...

When you’re developing a high-profile, high-stakes project, how do you balance all the complex priorities? That’s the challenge that MCB Real Estate is taking on with Baltimore’s Harborplace, one of the nation’s most prominent current redevelopments of an urban waterfront. In this episode of "Investment Matters," you’ll meet MCB’s president, Gina Baker Chambers. She takes us inside the c...

The total value of offices that were in danger of defaults, foreclosures or other forms of distress rose to more than $38 billion at the end of the first quarter of the year, according to data from MSCI Real Estate. In this context, no wonder many office landlords are considering handing back the keys of their properties to the lenders. But is that the best approach? What are the implications from...

In today's energy-driven economy, microgrids play an increasingly critical role. These local self-contained electrical systems supplement the power supply from the main grid while providing resiliency and the opportunity to incorporate alternative sources of energy. Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. For th...

Commercial real estate sentiment across the globe is gradually recovering, according the most recent Global Commercial Property Monitor survey released by the Royal Institution of Royal Surveyors in London. Senior Economist Tarrant Parsons told Commercial Property Executive Senior Editor Laura Calugar that the first quarter of 2024 was the second successive quarter in which RICS’ indexes turned le...

Construction financing carries a higher risk profile than most other loan categories. But even in today’s uncertain climate, some lenders are not only keeping a hand in this category but embracing it. One example is Kennedy Wilson. In a blockbuster $4.1 billion deal last year, the L.A.-based investment company bought Pacific Western Bank's construction loan portfolio. That move helped double K...

Today is the 55th Earth Day! How will you be marking the occasion? Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. For this special Earth Day episode, I interviewed Marta Shantz of the Urban Land Institute. Marta is co-executive director of ULI's Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate and a fount of know...

Climate regulation is sweeping the nation, and commercial real estate is often the focal point of environmentalists, legislators, and regulators. Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. For this episode, I am joined by Anca Gagiuc, CPE's climate and energy editor, and you'll also hear insights from Yardi Ene...

Professors of Architecture Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson have been tracking changes in suburban areas since the early 1990s. They put their observations in a series of books about retrofitting suburbia, hoping that they will serve both young architects and city planners who are looking for models to replicate in their own suburban areas. Their first book, Retrofitting Suburbia , was publi...

Brick and mortar retail is on a roll again, and that’s no surprise to Josh Poag. The pendulum, he points out, always swings back. And he’s in a good position to know. As the CEO of Poag Development Group—and with more than a quarter century in the business—Poag leads a firm whose predecessor developed the first purpose-built lifestyle center in the U.S. These days, Poag Development is still out in...

Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live. For this episode, I invited Breanna Wheeler, director of Operations for BREEAM USA , back on the program to discuss the certification organization's impressive recent growth. She also previewed BREEAM's much-anticipated Version 7, which will reflect the latest science in...

Nearly 60 percent of women cited interest rates as their primary concern when it comes to escalating costs for commercial real estate projects and deals. This was one of the main findings of CREW Network’s latest survey that covered global economic sentiment and a range of industry topics, including barriers to career advancement. Almost 1,000 professionals provided their responses in the fourth C...

Office is on a slow recovery path, and it is said that 2024 will be a transitional phase that will ultimately bring the sector closer to a post-pandemic norm. Several structural trends are bifurcating the market, so we asked industry veteran Glenn Brill, who serves as managing director with FTI Consulting , to share his views in the first episode this year of our quarterly podcast series, FTI Expe...

Camille Renshaw has closed upward of $30 billion in deals, but she got her start in commercial real estate after an earlier life as a technology entrepreneur. She became an owner when she sold a successful startup and invested some of the proceeds in commercial real estate assets. At first her goal was to become a better owner, but she soon caught the bug for the business itself. She went on to se...

There's no sign of a meaningful improvement in momentum across commercial real estate markets, but there are a few reasons to be somewhat more optimistic about the outlook for 2024, according to the fourth quarter Global Commercial Real Estate Monitor released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in London. Tune in to hear what RICS Senior Economist Tarrant Parsons revealed to Comme...

For CRE investors, an understanding of environmental, social and governance considerations has quickly gone from a nice-to-have to a must-have, according to Uma Moriarity, global ESG lead for CenterSquare Investment Management . And that will only intensify given mounting regulation and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the in...

During Shlomo Chopp’s two decades in commercial real estate, his experience has touched on investment management, finance, securitization, brokerage and technology. These days he’s got a full plate as managing partner of Terra Strategies, a diversified investment management, finance and advisory firm. But when he does allow himself a breather, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll find him with a bo...

In the sustainable community, there is no bigger annual event than Conference of the Parties or "COP."  The two-week U.N Climate Change Conference draws delegates from around the globe to assess progress and commitments. The built environment, of course, is a key topic for discussion and resolutions. Welcome Back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial rea...

In January, the Biden administration will release its definition for zero emissions buildings. At last, the Federal government will provide much-needed clarity when it comes to green commitments and the growing collection of state and local regulations and standards. Welcome Back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. For this...